National Hunt Racing
Willie Mullins stable preparing for new season Preparations are ramping up at Willie Mullins’ Closutton base, with several horses expected to begin their campaigns next month. Long-time assistant David Casey has highlighted five horses he believes could make an impact this season. Five horses to follow Mighty Park – Owned by JP McManus, this horse […]
gofund.me/0d2c9cb72 PLEASE Share Kaitlyn, a 21-year-old amateur jockey from County Tipperary is recovering from a spinal cord injury after a fall on the gallops. The rider, a student at University College Dublin, suffered the injury in a simple fall while riding. She is now receiving ongoing treatment and faces significant lifestyle changes as she works […]
Edward O’Grady, the Tipperary man who became a leading figure in Irish National Hunt racing, has left an estate valued at over €4 million. O’Grady died in July 2025 at the age of 75 after a short illness. He was champion jumps trainer in Ireland four times between 1977 and 1980 and saddled a total […]
Flat Racing
Billy Loughnane moved to England at the end of 2011 when he was five years old. He relocated from County Tipperary, Ireland, with his parents (including his father, racehorse trainer Mark Loughnane) and his brother Jack. The family initially settled in Staffordshire before moving to Worcestershire in 2017 to base themselves at their Rock Farm […]
The title market has O’Brien at 1-2 from 1-4, and Balding at 6-4 from 11-4. Balding clear of O’Brien heading into Champions Day Andrew Balding’s late push for a first Flat trainers’ championship has taken him further clear of Aidan O’Brien, with Champions Day at Ascot next Saturday still to come. He was about £700,000 […]
Rock Montreal holds on in the Autumn Stakes Rock Montreal, the 11/8 favourite, won the Group 3 Emirates Autumn Stakes at Newmarket under William Buick. The one-million-guineas purchase for Godolphin held off the 15/8 second favourite Sergei Diaghilev, with Ryan Moore in the saddle. The margin was a neck. Roger Varian trains the winner; Sergei […]
Breeding
Thoroughbred Racing Corporation Buys 925,000gns Dubawi Filly The Thoroughbred Racing Corporation secured a Dubawi filly for 925,000gns at the Tattersalls Book 1 Sale The purchase follows a successful Arc day, with the group describing the acquisition as a high point.
Princess Zahra Addresses 60th IFHA Conference in Paris More than 150 delegates from approximately 40 countries gathered in Paris for the 60th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities. The event reviewed the IFHA’s progress over six decades and examined current challenges and opportunities in global racing. Keynote Address Highlights Princess Zahra Aga Khan delivered the keynote […]
Paul Rhodes, who, with Anne Alston, wrote the hugely successful, The Greatness Of Galileo: The History making record breaking horse in 2019, has now authored Aidan O’Brien: A Statistical Phenomenon. Rhodes, founder and administrator of the Aidan O’Brien Fan Site, is THE foremost statistician and expert on the success of Aidan O’Brien’s phenomenal training career to […]
